About Osprey L.E.D.

Osprey Law Enforcement Development was created to provide high-quality professional development to law enforcement officers. We want to work with your officers and your department to set the new standard in our profession! Our goal is to give as many officers as possible the skills, tactics, concepts, and critical thinking mindset to create as many high performers as possible.

We know that in law enforcement there are many factors outside of our control. In order to be successful, officers need to be locked in on what they can control: their Preparation, Attitude, and Work ethic. P.A.W. is the foundation for a successful career in law enforcement.

Preparation: ensures that we know case law, statutes, guidelines, directives, and the Constitution. It ensures that we are physically fit and can handle ourselves at any level of use of force. We take care of ourselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. We come to work, ready to go.

Attitude: We are positive and ready to learn every day. We are coachable, adaptable, and have a growth mindset. We are positive and attentive; we don’t delve into negativity. We build a team around us rather than alienating others. We have GRIT, we compete to be the best version of ourselves, we have courage and composure. We are energy faucets, not drains. We bring the energy! We don’t drain it.

Work-ethic: Our pro-active officers need to be our best overall officers and the faces of our community. They need to be swiss army knifes. They need to excel at pro-active work but can handle all types of calls for service; they step up when needed, and take all calls/investigations as far as they can. They are process-oriented and understand the results will come as long as we follow the process thoroughly. They are pace thermostats, not thermometers. They set the pace of a shift! They don’t let others set it for them.

Osprey L.E.D. currently offers two courses: Suburban Patrol Concepts and Defensive Tactics In-Service. Both courses are instructed by the founder of Osprey L.E.D., Daniel Kinkler.

About the Instructor: Dan Kinkler

Daniel Kinkler has been a law enforcement officer for 16 years. He started as a SLEO 2 at a shore community in southern New Jersey, before being hired as a Patrol Officer in a South Jersey Philadelphia/Camden area suburb in 2012. In 2018, he was promoted to Patrol Sergeant. During his time as a Patrol Officer and Patrol Sergeant, he was a member of a regional tactical team. In 2021, Dan was promoted to Lieutenant (detective). In 2023, he was promoted to Captain, which is the rank he currently holds.

Other credentials:

•Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown belt. Active practitioner for over 9 years. Active JJ coach for the last 3 years.
•Defensive Tactics Instructor, active since 2021.
•Physical Conditioning Instructor
•Code 4 Concept Police Jiu Jitsu Level 4 Instructor
•Internal Affairs Officer
•Field Training Officer
•Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement Instructor

Awards, Achievements, and Accomplishments:


•Founded the Department’s Physical Training Program in 2015
•Founded the Department’s Defensive Tactics Program in 2021
•Founded the Department’s K9 program in 2024
•Founded a Police Foundation (501(c)(3) non-profit) in 2024
•Founded the local high school’s Police Outreach Program
•Patrol Officer of the Year: 2013, 2014, and 2017
•Honorable Service Award in 2017
•Departmental Physical Training Awards: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025
•Collegiate athlete at the University of Delaware (Javelin and Rugby)
•Graduated with Cum Laude Honors from Rowan University

Why “Osprey”?

Also known as a sea hawk or fish hawk, the Osprey lives near water. They patrol the sky and have developed adaptations to see below the surface of the water. Most see the surface of water, the Osprey sees below it to see what is truly there.

As police officers, we must develop our own adaptations to see what is below the surface. Most see the surface; police officers need to spot what is truly there.

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